This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 520 - 301

Chapter 520: 301

Mu You took out the Octopus King’s Blood of Heart Vessels from his ring.

As soon as the vial of blood was exposed, the octopus horde behind him seemed to sense something and became agitated, rushing towards Mu You one after the other.

Mu You swiftly dodged, leaping onto a section of a broken wall.

Then, before the octopuses could follow, he opened the vial and poured out a drop of blood.

The crimson blood fell from midair, but it didn’t hit the ground. Instead, it traced an arc in the air and flew off in a direction on the street.

"Just as I thought!"

Mu You capped the vial and took a deep breath.

He had suspected earlier. The Octopus King pursued him relentlessly, even severing its own arm, to continue hunting him down in a place like Dawn City. Could it really be because he had taken away those few dozen elves?

Mu You thought that a creature such as the Octopus King should not be so irrational.

The only explanation was that there was another reason behind its pursuit.

And this vial of blood was the only possibility Mu You could think of!

Just a vial of blood, for the massive body of the Octopus King, was insignificant and certainly would not warrant its full-scale operation.

What’s more important, in fact, was the effect of this blood: it could be used to locate the Octopus King’s heart!

Given the previous legend about the Octopus King, that it couldn’t stray too far from its heart, and was thus confined to the Evil Spirit Sea Area, and the fact that the Evil Spirit Sea Area overlaps geographically with Dawn City...

Combining these clues, Mu You considered an outrageous possibility: the Octopus King’s heart might just be in Dawn City!

It was precisely because Mu You entered Dawn City with the vial of blood that could locate its heart, that the Octopus King became so irate, even severing its own arm to try and kill him.

Because, once Mu You gets its heart, the Octopus King would be at his mercy and naturally it would do everything to stop him.

With all these thoughts flashing through his mind, Mu You quickly followed the direction where the blood droplet flew.

The blood droplet was dancing in the air, but it did not fly in a straight line. It followed a winding path, sometimes left, sometimes right, sometimes backward, without any pattern, turning at each junction.

This didn’t surprise Mu You. It was due to the shifting maze characteristic of the city. When he crossed the first two areas using the map earlier, he had a good understanding of this.

In this city, the sense of direction is completely messed up. When you think you’re walking straight along a road, in fact, you are constantly turning.

On the contrary, when you walk along a winding, seemingly random path, from a bird’s-eye view, your path is actually a straight line.

In this city, all the directions perceived intuitively are mere illusions.

As the Octopus King’s heart should be placed at the center of the city, following the droplet of blood should theoretically lead directly to the passage to Area Five.

The blood droplet swiftly fluttered. Mu You chased persistently from behind, only to discover quickly that this droplet seemed to gradually dissipate in the wind, becoming smaller and smaller over time.

About two minutes later, the droplet completely vanished into the air ahead.

"It can only last two minutes, huh..."

Mu You made a rough estimation in his mind. There should be about a hundred drops in this vial, each drop lasting two minutes, which means it could last two hundred minutes.

According to an average of 90 minutes to traverse a region, to pass through the remaining three Hundred and Six Five regions would take approximately 270 minutes. Of course, the Fifth Region was special. With the guide of the map, he might save some usages.

Nevertheless, however you look at it, he needed to use this vial of blood wisely.

Shaking his head and noticing the Octopus Soldiers closing in from behind, Mu You had no choice but to pour out another droplet of blood, and continue following the blood droplet on his journey.

...

Entrance to Area Six.

Time slowly passed, and after god knows how long, the first shadow emerged at the junction ahead. Accompanying it were two hundred plus people – the team from Sovereign Divine Power, the first to arrive here.

"Finally, we are here!"

Seeing the entrance to the region ahead, Smile and his fellow adventurers all breathed a sigh of relief.

"We should be faster than Jack’s gang now, right?" Someone in the team started a discussion.

"Definitely, they don’t have Map Nine. They’ll waste some time in Region Nine, and thanks to the Ghost Captain, we went through Region Two at full speed!"

"Indeed, we owe it to the Ghost Captain. By my estimate, we should be at least forty minutes ahead of Jack and his gang!"

"We really are in the lead!"

"Where’s the Ghost Captain?"

"Who knows, probably still playing hide and seek with the octopuses!"

"Hahaha..."

...

Now that the situation had stabilized, everyone was in high spirits, allowing themselves to indulge in easy banter.

However, during this light-hearted moment, a voice rang out from the back of the team, freezing the atmosphere, "Wait, I... I think I see the Ghost Captain..."

"Stop kidding around, don’t joke at a time like this!" Someone immediately rebuked from the side.

"I’m not, I’m serious..."

"The Ghost Captain... he’s right behind us..." the man argued weakly.

Many reflexively glanced back.

Then, a series of gasps echoed throughout the place.

They could see a lone figure at the corner of the street behind them. Further back was the familiar horde of octopuses, following the man in front, marching grandly towards them.

"It wasn’t easy, but I’ve finally caught up with you guys!"

The voice of the Ghost Captain echoed.

Only then did the crowd realize that the man seemed to be moving faster than before. In a matter of breaths, he had bridged the gap of a whole street and caught up entirely.

"How... How did you get here?" Ignoring the shock, the Demon asked, alarmed.

"How else could I have gotten here, ran over on my two legs." Mu You said.

The Demon was exasperated - who asked about that? He really didn’t understand how, without a map, the other managed not only to get out of Area Three but also seemed to be faster. The man was led astray earlier.

But before the Demon managed to raise another question, he saw the other man sprinting towards him with lightning speed. And he wasn’t coming alone, for close behind was a huge swarm of octopuses, "Quick, quick, hold them back for me, let me catch my breath!"

"Fuck off! Don’t you come here!" The Demon yelled and hurriedly dodged him.

"Why are you running? Didn’t you agree to lead me in Area Six? I’ve recorded everything you said before. If you go back on your word, beware! I’ll expose you guys on the forum!" Mu You warned.